Vietnam, Russia eye stronger ties in education, training

Vietnam and Russia discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in education and make it more practical and effective during a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi and Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Falkov Valery Nhikolaievich in Moscow on October 20.
Vietnam, Russia eye stronger ties in education, training ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi held a working session with Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Falkov Valery Nhikolaievich in Moscow on October 20. (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam and Russia discussedways to deepen bilateral cooperation in education and make it more practicaland effective during a meeting between Vietnamese AmbassadorDang Minh Khoi and Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education FalkovValery Nhikolaievich in Moscow on October 20.

Khoi spoke highly of the Vietnam-Russia cooperation ineducation and training, a key area in the ComprehensiveStrategic Partnership between the two countries.

He appreciated the Government of Russia for raising thenumber of scholarships for Vietnamese students to 1,000 – the highest for foreign students and thanked the Russia Ministry of Science and Higher Education forproviding all possible conditions for Vietnamese students to study in Russia,particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ambassador informed his host on a plan to hold an annualmeeting for representatives from universities that provide Vietnamese language and Vietnamese study training to step up the teaching of Vietnameselanguage and Vietnam study, asking the Russia ministry to help organise theevent.

Valery Falkov, for his part, congratulated Khoi on assuming his new mission and wished him a successful termof office.

The minister affirmed that Russia wants todevelop education and training partnership with Vietnam, saying Vietnam remainsRussia’s top priority partner.
Given the Russian Government’s policy toincrease scholarships for foreign students, the Vietnam-Russia cooperation inthe field will be flourishing further in the coming time, he said.

He expressed his delight at the dynamic growth ofrelations between both sides’ universities, citing the fact that over 350agreements have been signed between their universities so far.

In the time to come, Vietnam and Russia plan to focus onseveral priorities in terms of education and training as follows: signing anew education and training cooperation agreement between the two governments to replace the 2005document, holding the third meeting between Vietnam and Russia ineducation-training and science-technology in Russia; holding the second forumfor heads of universities from the two sides in Russia; stepping up the teaching of Russian language in Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries; andstudying the possibility of expanding bilateral ties in the field./.
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